/u/bu11fr0g did you ever think you'd grow up to be Randall from Recess

I just learned that the Na'vi were the real villains in Avatar. Billions of human lives depended on taking just a small area of Pandora, yet they refused to allow mining to take place because... religion. As their god Eywa noted, their only three rules were:

"You shall not…

— Ana Mostarac (@anammostarac) October 29, 2024

Goes both ways

— Ana Mostarac (@anammostarac) October 30, 2024

“Our planet” only exists in our minds. Ownership is a human concept not a reality. Nothing is yours nor theirs to take, so…

— LongTermOwl (@LongTermOwl) October 30, 2024

No, once you designate someone an "alien" towards whom you have no sense of responsibility and whose lives you're willing to destroy for the sake of your planet...then the "aliens" get to treat you the same way. Moral equivalence.

— Name (@Tejas04718726) October 30, 2024

Ownership in purely factual terms means "are you able to defend it from people who want to take it from you". Everything else is contracts or window dressing.

— Reincarnated As A Level 999 Shitposter (@Bikkuriman976) October 30, 2024

Hello, Based department?

— Ana Mostarac (@anammostarac) October 30, 2024

Don't forget about Jake though, he was just a crippled furry who got a government funded opportunity to take his beastiality fetish all the way.
Plus I hear Unobtanium is like, super important.

— ꜰ.ʜ. ꜰᴏʀᴅ (@FrenlyHenryFord) October 30, 2024

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— Ana Mostarac (@anammostarac) October 30, 2024

I would rather be a hive minded Na'vi than a human. Just look at their lives man. They can fly amongst floating mountains and swim and bond with whales. Their happiness index would be higher than the US.

And Thanks for supporting my argument with your nuking the planet remark.…

— Philosopher of the Network State (सञ्जालराज्यम्) (@NetworkStateMan) October 30, 2024

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— Ana Mostarac (@anammostarac) October 30, 2024

In that case Eywa is the real villain. An alien ant-queen, with the Naavi just acting as her worker/warrior drones.

— Bon (@Ducimus321) October 30, 2024

Wrong

— Ana Mostarac (@anammostarac) October 29, 2024

What puts your desires over those of another that already possess the land in this case?

— ShawMuhFukinShawson (@Shawshawson) October 30, 2024

Expansionism is an important part of tyranidhood! If they just stay planetside they're not *real* tyranids

— worst gangster communist computer god (@whenwerewe) October 30, 2024

By that same logic humans didn't owe them either and might makes right in that situation

— Heterodox Progressivism (@HProggy) October 29, 2024

depends, what do they bring to the table? convert smart ones, kick out stupid ones

— bch_neurodivergent (@bchneurodivergent) October 30, 2024

Discuss !kino

!chuds humans rule.

Thanks to @CopyrightOffice, McDonald’s franchisees now have the right to repair their own ice cream machines.

In March @FTC filed a comment in support of this change, and we’ll keep using our tools to protect people’s right to repair. https://t.co/vzLV15dUEk https://t.co/r13FaYHoIp

— Lina Khan (@linakhanFTC) October 30, 2024

this actually might be good, im kinda stoked

proud to announce i've now voted in my hometown kenosha wisconsin, and in ann arbor michigan where i went to university for computer science. will vote in nyc to finish out as i currently work here as centrist tech journalist. democracy is about ensuring your voice is heard pic.twitter.com/IBhqpxQq0J

— cold 🥑 (@coldhealing) October 28, 2024

Don't forget to vote at your lakehouse in Michigan, your winter place in Georgia and your pied-à-terre in Philadelphia.

Charles Clymer sent out his texts to thousands of actual voters.

Jimmy Kimmel told his joke to an audience of millions.

The joke meme I sent out didn't even reach more than 100 people until Buzzfeed and Wired reported on it. https://t.co/uAMI9saL2i

— Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) October 31, 2024

American anarcho-tyranny is comical at this point. The Garland DoJ is perhaps the most corrupt and partisan since Reno.

https://i.imgur.com/gallery/today-please-keep-mind-GWYJUty And it's posted and supported unironically.

For the record Im a #proud squeaker and I have a mask so I can sound and look like a child, so passing wont be a problem. Was just wondering if the dignity think is worth it

Oda’s Special Q&A – The 9th Question WOW pic.twitter.com/EEhuL3YnpJ

— Pew (@pewpiece) October 31, 2024

Mysterious event revealed, now everyone wants it to be a movie lul

They're still junk food but they have more protein and fiber

!goyslopenjoyers

Vice President Harris could win the presidential election next week. But fingers in Democratic circles are already being pointed behind the scenes, in the event that she falls to former President Trump.

While some Democrats say they are increasingly hopeful that Harris will win, others have expressed mounting frustration about a string of factors that have plagued the campaign from the outset.

Fingers are being pointed at Harris and her campaign when it comes to disappointment over her messaging, particularly on the economy.

But some Democrats have already looked to pin the blame on President Biden, who some think took too long to step aside.

"People are nervous and they're trying to cover their butt and get a little ahead of Election Day," one Democratic strategist said of the sniping. "It's based on anxiety, stakes and the unique nature of this cycle.

"We didn't have a traditional process for this election. We didn't have a primary. People just had to fall in line," the strategist added, saying "it's not surprising to me" that some of the blame game is happening even before Election Day.

If Harris loses, "there will be a mad dash to assign blame," the strategist added.

The vice president's decision to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate over Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) surely will be second-guessed if Trump wins the Keystone State.

"[Harris] is going to look real silly for not picking Shapiro," one former aide in the Obama White House said.

A Democratic donor agreed: "I'm not sure Walz got her anything. A lot of people I'm talking to say he seems like a great guy. Would I want to have a beer with him? Absolutely. But let's face it, he wasn't a great choice."

Biden put himself squarely in the news cycle on Tuesday evening when he appeared to liken Trump supporters to garbage.

The president walked back the remarks, and the White House insisted they had been taken out of context. Either way, they stepped on a largely successful speech by Harris on the Ellipse in Washington. The speech, which Harris delivered with the White House as a backdrop, was a pivotal moment in the final stretch of the campaign because it represented her closing argument for herself and against Trump.

It is nearly impossible to believe the comments did not greatly irritate the Harris campaign, though the vice president said the issue did not come up when she spoke to Biden on Tuesday night.

"Talk about an unforced error and so close to the end," one strategist said. "How could anyone not be annoyed by that?"

On Wednesday, Harris was still cleaning up Biden's comments.

"First of all, he clarified his comments, but let me be clear. I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for," Harris told reporters as she departed for a three-state campaign swing.

Harris has kept Biden at a distance during the final stretch of the campaign, even as she has appeared alongside surrogates, including former President Obama. The move has irked Biden loyalists who say the president had a successful administration and should be out there — however awkward — to help campaign for his vice president.

"He should be out there," one loyalist said. "The reason she's where she is, is because of him."

But even before Biden's "garbage" comment, there were whispers he would be responsible for a Harris defeat.

These voices say Biden's withdrawal from the race in late July didn't do Harris any favors since she hasn't had enough time to properly telegraph her biography.

Others said he never should have run for reelection, and that he should have allowed the party to have a full primary to pick his successor.

The unusual part about the quiet finger pointing going on is that Harris could very well be elected the next president next week.

She leads in most national polls and continues to lead in various polls of key swing states. New CNN polling released Wednesday found Harris with a 6-point lead in Wisconsin and a 5-point lead in Michigan. The new polling found the two candidates tied in Pennsylvania.

If Harris wins all three states, she will almost certainly win the election.

"Harris is closing strong with big energy moments and rising momentum," Democratic strategist Joel Payne said. "She's the more popular candidate, she has a broader coalition and she's got a higher ceiling than Trump.

"Democratic anxiety is understandable because of the threat of a Trump second term, but there's a lot to feel good about related to Kamala Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot coming down the stretch," Payne added.

At the same time, the race is incredibly close, meaning either candidate has a strong chance of winning and neither side can feel all that certain.

That creates nervousness and paranoia, a perfect atmosphere for second-guessing and backbiting.

There will be second-guessing if Trump loses, too.

The former president has doubled down on caustic speech in a bid to bolster his support among men, which could lose him critical female voters — where Harris enjoys a large lead.

If Harris wins, Republicans will second-guess their decision to ride with Trump through a third presidential cycle. They'll also wonder why he had to hold that rally on Sunday at Madison Square Garden, where a comedian's off-color jokes about Latinx and Puerto Rico won negative attention.

"It's a terrible look for the campaign," one Republican strategist said. "He should stick to the message and only the message. If we go off of it, he'll lose."

May all dramanauts be blessed today!

!animalposters !cats !catholics

Sorry to stop the hate train, but just wanted to remind everyone:

    His presence at the hearing was not required.
    The State judge allowed the status quo to continue.
    Removal to federal court is a routine procedure when there is diversity jurisdiction.
    His pledge asks people to affirm the First and Second Amendment to the Constitution, and therefore should not be seen as politically biased. In other words, someone could sign the pledge, vote for Harris, and get the $1 million prize.
    Musk is a citizen and cannot be deported.
    He paid $11 billion in taxes in 2021.

!nonchuds reminder to vote for Kamala if you don't want Trump to win because of dumb and delusional inbred white monkey's voting for their cult leader.

What do people think? Generic slop? Well-crafted gorefest? I've seen the first one and am half way through the second.

@KatserKitty1987 (RIP) said in an old thread:

The first one was overly long and exceedingly tiring. The sets were all lit like a play and the gore is a level or extreme to where it wraps around to not being distributing. It's a shame as the killer is actually pretty cool and interesting it's just that nothing else is.

I think the clown is cool, I like his mischievous smile. The women he kills are always pretty 1D and I'm sad when I see their boobs because I want to see them but not covered in blood while they're screaming.